Baking and Pastry Arts Baker Pastry Chef

A program that prepares individuals to serve as professional bakers and pastry specialists in restaurants or other commercial baking establishments. Includes instruction in bread and pastry making, bread and pastry handling and storage, cake and pastry decorating, baking industry operations, product packaging and marketing operations, and counter display and service.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 186 institutions across the United States, with a total of 17967 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

3,803

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,593

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

88

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

24

certificates awarded

Other Awards

12,459

awards given

Top Schools for Baking and Pastry Arts Baker Pastry Chef

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO
4,771
2 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
1,026
3 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
857
4 Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
654
5 Institute of Culinary Education
New York, NY
632
6 Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RI
585
7 Institute of Culinary Education
Pasadena, CA
308
8 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
292
9 St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
262
10 IVAEM College
Caguas, PR
249
11 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Austin, TX
249
12 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
243
13 Houston Community College
Houston, TX
239
14 Florida Education Institute
Miami, FL
168
15 Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA
156
16 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
154
17 South Texas College
McAllen, TX
147
18 Escuela Hotelera de San Juan
Hato Rey, PR
141
19 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
140
20 Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, TX
138
21 University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR
137
22 Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
134
23 Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
132
24 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
121
25 William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL
120
26 Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
117
27 Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA
116
28 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC
116
29 Nunez Community College
Chalmette, LA
116
30 ICPR Junior College
Manati, PR
102
31 Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
98
32 Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
98
33 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
96
34 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
95
35 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
92
36 NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR
90
37 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL
88
38 National Louis University
Chicago, IL
88
39 Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO
81
40 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
76
41 Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
76
42 Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
76
43 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
75
44 Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
74
45 Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Clearwater, FL
72
46 ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
69
47 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
67
48 Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton
Shelton, CT
66
49 College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID
65
50 Charlotte Technical College
Port Charlotte, FL
64
51 Clark College
Vancouver, WA
61
52 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
60
53 ICPR Junior College-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR
60
54 Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia, MI
60
55 ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
57
56 ICPR Junior College
Hato Rey, PR
57
57 Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay, OR
57
58 Monroe College
Bronx, NY
57
59 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
56
60 Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, FL
56
61 Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC
54
62 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan, PR
54
63 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR
54
64 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
54
65 Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ
53
66 Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Miami, FL
52
67 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
52
68 Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA
52
69 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
51
70 Carteret Community College
Morehead City, NC
51
71 Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA
51
72 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita, PR
48
73 Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
48
74 Baker College
Owosso, MI
48
75 Marion Technical College
Ocala, FL
48
76 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
48
77 Academia Serrant Inc
Ponce, PR
48
78 Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
45
79 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS
45
80 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
45
81 Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI
45
82 Richland Community College
Decatur, IL
44
83 Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
43
84 Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI
42
85 Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN
42
86 Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA
42
87 Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, PA
40
88 Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
40
89 Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
40
90 Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI
40
91 Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA
39
92 Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA
39
93 El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
39
94 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
36
95 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
36
96 Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
36
97 Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ
36
98 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
36
99 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo
Fajardo, PR
33
100 Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
33